Military coat.



C. J. ROSS.

MILITARY COAT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1914.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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MILITARY COAT.

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Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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MILITARY COAT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916..

Application filed July 6, 1914. Serial N 0. 849,312.

the carrying of the accoutrementsand theammunition without seriousinconvenience to the wearer and with little or no abnormal strain on thematerial of the coat.

Hitherto military accoutrements have been attached to an equipmentplaced upon the soldiers shoulders on the outside of the tunic or coatand secured thereto by buttons or other suitable fastening devices, andthe ammunition has been carried on a separate belt or device wornoutside the tunic or coat. Such equipment is difficult to put on and offand is cumbersome and clumsy in use especially in wet weather when thematerial becomes sodden and consequently heavier.

According to this invention a yoke is secured to the coat and on theinside thereof by suitable stitching being preferably made up with thecoat. The yoke is made of some stout material such as jean or stronglinen or canvas and is connected by strips stitched to the forepart to awide strengthening strip of the same material at the waist of the coatacross each forepart. On the outside the coat is furnished with one ormore straps on each forepart at the waist and secured to the coat and tothe strengthening strip in such a manner as to form a series ofvertically arranged loops each of which is adapted to carry anammunition receptacle of the kind described in my copending application,Serial No. 849,311.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanyin g drawings wherein Figure1 shows an inside view of a military coat with my invention appliedthereto; and Figs. 2 and 3 are front and back views of the coat withfield service accoutrements and ammunition in position. Fig. 4; is aside elevation of the coat shown in Fig. 2, partly in section. H

In these drawings A represents the yoke which is shaped to fit thewearers shoulders and is secured by stitching or otherwise in positionon the inside of the coat as shown in Fig. 1.

D D represent wide strengthening strips secured at the waist of the coatand 011 the inside thereof one across each forepart C. The transversestrengthening strips D D are supported from the yoke A by means oflongitudinal connecting strips B B stitched or otherwise firmly securedto the yoke, to the foreparts, and to the strengthening strips D D. Toeach side of the yoke is secured one end of a strap A which ispreferably bound along its edges with a strengthening edging ofwhalebone or the like A and is passed through anaperture in the materialof the coat to the outside thereof to serve for the purpose ofsupporting the knapsack E in position on the shoulders by means of theknapsack straps and buckles E and E as shown in Fig. 2. By this methodof attaching the straps of the knapsack to an attachment on the frontedge of the yoke a direct pull and a perfect balance of the knapsack onthe shoulders are obtained.

F F represent the straps on each forepart at the waist which are securedat each end by stitching 7 through the material of the fore part on tothe strengthening strips D. Each of said straps is also secured to theforepart and to the strengthening strip by the vertical rows ofstitching 7 which are so arranged as to divide each strap into a seriesof vertically arranged open loops, each loop being adapted to receiveand carry an ammunition receptacle G; two only of such receptacles areplaced on each lower strap F so as to show the stitching f dividing theloops. Obviously any convenient number of loops or divisions may be madein the straps F according to the size of the ammunition receptacles orof the coat or the strength of the wearer.

H H represent straps which are secured. by hooks to D-shaped eyes H onthe front of the coat and to similar eyes on the back of the coat underthe knapsack. These straps H carry the water bottle J and haversack Ksuspended by rings.

L represents a bag carrying the head of an intrenching tool secured, asshown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, by hooks and eyes to the back ofthe coat underneath the water bottle and haversack.

M represents the bayonet sheath or scab.- loard, and N the handle of theintrenching tool, both of .which are passed through the rear loops F onthe lowermost straps F. The straps F on the forepart are preferablybound along the top edge with leather or other strengthening material asshown at F in Fig. 2. All the devices for attaching the accoutrementsare secured to the outside of the coat, being stitchedthrough thematerial of the coat on to the yoke A or strengthening strips D as thecase may be.

y my invention simplicity and lightness are obtained, and thecomplication of straps and the cumbersome character of the presentmethod of carrying the accoutrements and ammunition are avoided.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is In combination with a military coat of thecharacter described, having two fore-parts Eepies of this patent may beobtained for and .a back part, a yoke extending across the shouldersabove the arm-holes troni one of said fore-parts to the other andstitched .to the upper parts of the two fore-parts and to the back part,two transverse strengthenmg strips secured to the inside of the garment,straps secured to said strips and to the ends of the yoke and the foreparts and ver- CHARLES JOSIAH ROSS.

Witnesses:

B. COLBY, 1V. T. S. KERLEW.

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